Avelo ending West Coast operations

It is wild to me that they flew to SLE. I thought I saw a 737 taking off outta there once, guess that was them. Figured it was some MikeD kinda DoD contract bird. Also, I wonder who will take the BUR "gates"? Another question, are they (KBUR that is) building a new terminal there? Is that over where Lockheed Skunk Works used to be?
 
///AMG said:
It is wild to me that they flew to SLE. I thought I saw a 737 taking off outta there once, guess that was them. Figured it was some MikeD kinda DoD contract bird. Also, I wonder who will take the BUR "gates"? Another question, are they (KBUR that is) building a new terminal there? Is that over where Lockheed Skunk Works used to be?
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Yes, KBUR is building a new terminal.
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BUR Replacement Passenger Terminal | Hollywood Burbank Airport

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Minuteman said:
Avelo is currently subject to lots of protestors for choosing to operate deportation charters.

www.usatoday.com

Ultra low cost carrier Avelo Airlines will operate deportation flights under ICE charter

Avelo Airlines, a relatively new and fast-growing ultra low cost carrier, agreed to operate ICE deportation flights from Arizona starting in May.
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I have a friend at U whose GF is a FA for the deportation flights.

Politics and morality aside, it’s a pretty easy gig as they’re just there for evacuation purposes and don’t do a service.
 
bike21 said:
Politics and morality aside, it's easy to scab, join an insurrection, support anarchy, etc.
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You quitting your airline if they pick up any of these flights? It’s easy to throw stones when it’s not your career.

Scabs are scabs. Don’t try and compare the two as it lessens the severity of actually scabbing.

I took plenty of military cargo into countries that were used to kill people in conflicts I didn’t believe in. I’m sure I was suppose to quit too…
 
jhugz said:
You quitting your airline if they pick up any of these flights? It’s easy to throw stones when it’s not your career.

Scabs are scabs. Don’t try and compare the two as it lessens the severity of actually scabbing.

I took plenty of military cargo into countries that were used to kill people in conflicts I didn’t believe in. I’m sure I was suppose to quit too…
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I'd call out sick or find a way out that's for damn sure. There is a line, one must choose I reckon.
 
bike21 said:
I'd call out sick or find a way out that's for damn sure. There is a line, one must choose I reckon.
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I mean, that's easy enough to say when it isn't a choice you are actually faced with. Maybe there is a way, but calling out sick for 4 years straight? I dunno if thats a thing.
 
killbilly said:
Met an Eastern pilot yesterday on the AirTrain who is also doing deportation flights.

Yeah. *That* Eastern.
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///AMG said:
I mean, that's easy enough to say when it isn't a choice you are actually faced with. Maybe there is a way, but calling out sick for 4 years straight? I dunno if thats a thing.
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May it be only four years (anyway).

Anyway, we do fly minimum-risk deportees around here. I probably (almost certainly, in fact, now that I think about it) have myself.

I'm oddly pretty indifferent about it, but we aren't running planes full, merely one-offs. I am not indifferent towards the deplorable actions of the Congress and the wildly lawless actions of the Executive on these matters. Meh.
 
///AMG said:
I mean, that's easy enough to say when it isn't a choice you are actually faced with. Maybe there is a way, but calling out sick for 4 years straight? I dunno if thats a thing.
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Would you say the same for a strike? A person's gotta have principles. In this particular case, this job in questions is reasonably portable.
 
Autothrust Blue said:
May it be only four years (anyway).

Anyway, we do fly minimum-risk deportees around here. I probably (almost certainly, in fact, now that I think about it) have myself.

I'm oddly pretty indifferent about it, but we aren't running planes full, merely one-offs. I am not indifferent towards the deplorable actions of the Congress and the wildly lawless actions of the Executive on these matters. Meh.
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Exactly, I know I've flown deportees over the years but those were during the days before mass round up and sending folks to places sans due process. An entire plane full? C'mon.
 
jtsastre said:
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As someone who had an airline close the only base on a certain coast and be forced a base on the opposite end of the country, my sympathies go out for the guys at Avelo. Transcon commuting isn’t for the faint of heart, and permanently moving puts one away from families to where you only end up seeing them once or twice a year.


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